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With Congress failing to pass a spending bill on Friday, the federal government shut down at midnight on Saturday, January 20. How does the shutdown affect Brooklyn? According to www.ny.gov [https://www.ny.gov/emergency/federal-government-shutdown], the following WILL be impacted: * Many federal regulatory agencies will be furloughing
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Two women were found dead inside an apartment at 1023 Union Street in Crown Heights last Friday, but details are scarce (Screenshot via Google Maps)CROWN HEIGHTS – On Friday, January 19, police responded to a call of two unconscious females in a Crown Heights building just off Eastern Parkway. Arriving
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Corner of Prospect Place & Nostrand Avenue, Crown Heights (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up for our
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERCROWN HEIGHTS/FLATBUSH – Adem Bunkeddeko is living the American Dream. Son of Ugandan war refugees, who arrived in the country with $50 and hope, he is running to unseat Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, [/?s=yvette+clarke] who has been representing the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn for the
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Temperatures are predicted [https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/11217:4:US] to hover around 50-degrees this weekend! Get out and enjoy the warmer weather and check out some of the events listed down below. Don’t forget to check out the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening around
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CROWN HEIGHTS – The FDNY received a call just before 1pm Wednesday afternoon regarding a fire at a vacant building located on Brooklyn Avenue between Pacific and Dean Streets. 94 Brooklyn Avenue via Google MapsThe fire swept through the five-story building, from the second floor up to the cockloft [https://www.
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Lincoln Place, Crown Heights (Photo: Nathan Haselby) * Canarsie Commuters Demand Better Service On B42 Bus [http://brooklyn.news12.com/story/37269839/commuters-demand-mta-get-b24-bus-back-on-schedule] [News 12] * Long Abandoned Boerum Hill Building Is Flooding Neighboring Homes [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/15/brooklyn-residents-say-zombie-home-to-blame-for-basement-flooding/] [CBS New York] * Controversial Statue Of 19th-Century Gynecologist Will
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State Senator Marty Golden holds a decisive fundraising advantage over his challengers.BAY RIDGE – Democrats Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan are running against Senator Marty Golden in District 22 this year, and have just released their fundraising numbers. District 22 includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach,
Announcements
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that a 26-year old East Flatbush man was sentenced to 41 years in prison for the 2016 shooting death of 16-year old Shemel Mercurius. Edward R. Murrow High School student Shemel Mercurius. (Photo: Shemel Mercurius [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=109716316117510&
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Councilmember Jumaane Williams, D-45 (Photo courtesy of Councilmember Williams’ Office)After an unsuccessful bid for City Council Speaker last month, it looks like East Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams (D-45) has his eyes on a bigger prize: the position of Lieutenant Governor. “Do what you can, with what you have, where
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Suits of Armor, Prospect Place, Crown Heights (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) * $110.5M Basquiat Painting Will Be Exhibited at Brooklyn Museum Jan. 26—March 11 [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/arts/basquiat-skull-painting-is-coming-to-the-brooklyn-museum.html?_r=3] [NYT] * Two Residents Injured When Ceiling Collapses at NYCHA Complex in Crown Heights
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After Hawaii residents received a false emergency alert on their phones on Saturday saying, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” it makes Brooklynites wonder: what if there’s a missile threat inbound to Brooklyn one day? > HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE